GINSHOP

Etymology

Noun

ginshop (plural ginshops)

(archaic, colloquial) A place where gin is sold; a modern-day example would be a tavern or barroom.

Usage notes

Used from the early 1700s to the late 1800s.

Anagrams

• hopings

Source: Wiktionary


Gin"shop`, n.

Definition: A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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